Trimming and wiring the little ones

I really enjoy growing bonsai from seed and seedlings. It is of course not the fastest route to growing a bonsai, but I find it really enjoyable. This weekend it was time again to trim and wire these smallest of trees in my garden. Every year I trim these back, and I only allow them to grow a few cm each year. This is the road to the finest of bonsai. It is however also the slowest!

Zelkova and malus prepre bonsai

Malus expose root prepre bonsai

Fagus crenata and Acer palmatum prepre bonsai

Acer palmatum prepre bonsai

What you can hopefully tell from the pictures is that I choose to remove the strongest shoots every year, leaving smaller side branches to take over. These have grown slowly, and as such have short internodes, ideal for finely developed canopies.

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